/*
 * UUIDTazioID.java    0.0.1    28/set/2009
 * 
 * Copyright (c) 2009 mentalsmash.org
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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 */
package org.mentalsmash.tazio.core.identifiers;


import java.util.UUID;

/**
 * This class is used to store an {@link java.util.UUID UUID} as a
 * {@link TazioID} in order to make it recognizable and usable throughout the
 * system.
 * 
 * @version 0.0.2 24/10/2009
 * @author Enrico Savioli <savioli.enrico@gmail.com>
 * @author Andrea Sorbini <mentalsmash@gmail.com>
 */
public class UUIDTazioID extends BasicTazioID {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 951613962399831056L;
	private final UUID uuid;

	/**
	 * This method creates a new random id and stores it in the uuid field
	 */
	public UUIDTazioID(TazioNodeID node) {
		super(node);
		this.uuid = UUID.randomUUID();
	}

	public UUID getUUID() {
		return this.uuid;
	}
	
	@Override
	public String getLocalID(){
		return this.uuid.toString();
	}

}
